Cheers For Scouts

December 29, 1985

WHAT A JOY it was to read the heartwarming story of the four ''Comeback Kids'' of Boy Scout Troop 697, sponsored by Valencia Community College. The teen-agers were honored as their troop's first Eagle Scouts. Two had been on the path of juvenile delinquency before they joined the troop. The other two joined after seeing what scouting did for friends and relatives.

The troop helps troubled and low-income youths and was started by Valencia professor William Prentiss. I am grateful that our community has fine people such as Dr. Prentiss and his co-workers, who are willing to help youngsters overcome obstacles in their lives through a caring program of wholesome activities.

I also am grateful for the scouting program and what it has given my two sons, who were members of Troop 24 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Orlando.